CNC Section Team Leader – Late Shift

Wickford

Permanent.

Leidos are currently seeking an experienced CNC Machining Team Leader, to work on a late shift (2pm to 10.15pm Monday to Friday).

Leidos supplies the automotive industry with special purpose tooling and equipment including jigs and fixtures used in car manufacturing.

You’ll lead a small, shift team in machining jigs and fixtures both for prototype and batch manufacturing. You’ll be involved in CNC programming, setting and operating various machinery and supporting the team of CNC setter/operators in managing their workload.

Why should you join our team?

We are problem solvers – we often have to think on our feet to solve complex engineering problems.

Development/Growth - We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. Our managers are committed to individual and collective development and, as a global company, there are opportunities to learn and expand your horizons in many different ways.

Reward – we offer a competitive package with great benefits from a pension scheme (contribution matched up to 8%), private medical insurance and life assurance with loads of flexible benefits including dental insurance, gym flex and shopping discounts.

Some of your duties will include:

• Completing Inspection and Daily sheets.
• Ensuring manufacturing is completed in line with our Quality Brief and products adhere to Quality Management standards (ISO9001, ISO14001 and Q1)
• Ensure the team achieves production targets and deadlines.
• Reading, interpreting, and working to drawings supplied.

CNC scheduling, methods and set ups including:

• Ensuring component inspection is carried out and take an active role in the quality of Leidos products being produced.
• Producing Jigs, fixtures, and tooling methods to ensure safe, cost-efficient production of components.
• Preparing cutting tools.

Supervision of:

• Completion of Job record sheets for each component.
• Timecards.
• Inspection sheets.
• Ensure the Setters/Operators are working efficiently when the machine is running where possible, de-burring, inspecting, or running more than one machine.

About You

• Ideally apprentice trained or qualified through experience.
• Proven experience of operating 3 and 4 axis CNC Machining, Milling and Lathe machinery (ideally Fanuc or Siemens controlled).
• Accustomed to working in a fast paced, engineering environment.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, set CNC machines and use measuring equipment.
• Ability to work using Metric and Imperial measurements.
• Good understanding of fine engineering tolerances and quality inspections requirements.
• Due to the nature of our business, you will need to pass and maintain a BPSS security check.

Original Posting Date:

2024-09-05

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.